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Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP Offices

2040 MAIN STREET
14TH FLOOR
IRVINE, CA 92614
CALIFORNIA
United States
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Steven Nataupsky

Position
Partner
Career
Steven J. Nataupsky is the Managing Partner of Knobbe Martens. With approximately 300 lawyers and scientists, Knobbe Martens is one of the largest firms focusing on intellectual property in the country.
Steven’s practice involves all aspects of intellectual property, including protecting inventions, trademarks, domain names, copyrights, and trade secrets, enforcing those rights against infringers, and defending clients against allegations of infringement. He has obtained numerous patents, trademarks and copyrights in various fields and tried several cases resulting in 8-digit jury verdicts in favor of his clients. Representative clients include Carl’s Jr. / Hardee’s and Monster Energy.
Steven serves as an adjunct professor of Intellectual Property Law at the University of California-Irvine School of Law and has served as an adjunct professor at Whittier Law School and the University of San Diego School of Law. He also teaches intellectual property courses at the University of California-Irvine Extension Program and Santa Ana College. Steven is the co-author of Protecting Your Athlete’s Intellectual Property Rights in the leading treatise for sports law practitioners: Law of Professional and Amateur Sports, 2010 Thomson Reuters/West Publications.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
Recommended for being ‘great at offering detailed information without losing sight of the business goals’, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP fields a diverse non-contentious service for its domestic and global client roster that is comprised of licensing, management and protection. In Irvine, highly experienced attorney Susan Natland and Jeff Van Hoosear jointly lead the department; the former demonstrates prowess in handling brand protection, policy issues and asset management, while the latter excels on the licensing, domain name and website content side of the field. Steven Nataupsky covers all facets of IP, while Los Angeles-based Jonathan Hyman handles a high volume of portfolio management.
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Firm Rankings
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)